First Time Watching Stevie Ray Vaughan Live - Voodoo Chile 1989

[@joshbillings7290]

One of the most humble, soft spoken, generous, authentic and incredibly amazing generational talents. Texas Flood live at the ElMocambo is required watching.

[@DJDOGG31]

Agree 100%. When you delve into SRV that concert must be viewed.

[@carterhunt1155]

110% agree

[@socalnitro]

Riviera Paradise

[@marksims6425]

Yeah buddy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@DogFish-NZ]

so god damn sad 😥

[@a.bevdfray6625]

Texas Flood Live at El Mocambo--hands down the best live performance ever.

[@jubehaney7338]

Live from El Mocambo may be his best. Texas flood is the song

[@jons3808]

GOAT. There never has been or will be another like him.

[@kevenbridges9433]

The best there ever was. RIP Stevie We miss you.

[@patticriss2238]

I really love listening to the old blues MASTERS talk about Stevie. They adored him. In all ways. Good dude.

[@jimandnicki]

I’ve always described SRV’s playing as “Effortless Brilliance.” Guy was amazing

[@sabralocke4904]

There will never be another stevie - I've watched this 100s of times and never gets old

[@Oscarphone]

Yup.

[@stratfanstl]

As you stated, there's no "posing" with his performances. I saw him live five times between May 1984 and November 1989 and every time I came away amazed out how what I heard just FLOWED. Ignore the occasional "stank face" and just watch his HANDS. Not a wasted motion, they flow to exactly where they need to be for whatever he was trying to do. Granted, what you hear is built up from dozens / hundreds of smaller "rudiments" he had played continuously since high school but the final combination was unique every performance. And the drumming and bass are EXACTLY what are needed for him to do his thing. Nothing more, but nothing less either.

[@karenford7510]

RIP Stevie.....he was the GOAT! You are loved and missed.

[@benhinds2971]

I've been playing 35yrs. Never heard anyone describe it the way you did. It's spot on. He doesnt just bend the notes. He twists them. Bend and twist. It's 3 dimentional. There are reasons why it sounds like that. But a perfect description. I'm stealing it. I mean I'm doing a cover of it.

[@Mahnamahna1100]

Stevie didn't play the guitar, the guitar played him. RIP Stevie

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

Stevie and Tommy Shannon (bassist) were best friends. He had very strong hands, being able to bend the thickest strings (13 gauge) made. Even though he was super cool, he was a very humble person which is an admirable trait. He changes the tone using the wah pedals (he had one of Jimi Hendrix's given to him).

[@armadillotoe]

Tommy Shannon previously played with Johnnie Winter, another Texas blues guitar player.

[@trentc7329]

Know how he bent those thick strings? Cocaine. Lots of cocaine for years of club gigging in the 70' and 80's. Makes you grind your teeth down and everything bristles with electricity.

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

@@trentc7329 He wasn't doing coke in '89; he was a recovering addict by then.

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

@@armadillotoe Yes, he played with the best!

[@daveman_50]

@@armadillotoe Yes, check out Johnny Winter's first album "Progressive Blues Experiment" (1968) with Tommy on bass. Great album recorded at the legendary, long-gone club Vulcan Gas Co. in Austin.

[@midnitesunblues]

Bass player is the legendary Tommy Shannon. He could follow Stevie anywhere and not miss a heartbeat. Chris Layton is equally legendary on drums. yes, Stevie oozes charisma. Everyone liked Stevie and most just loved him. R.I.P. beautiful man.

[@barbarabonanni6209]

Need to listen to Texas Flood live from the El Mocambo. It is literally the best live blues performance ever recorded.

[@sallysharp3845]

SRV was the Master. I was lucky enough to see him live back in the day.

[@Tireshredderjoe]

Me also,so glad I did!

[@adamdunbar8260]

Tommy Shannon is one of the best and most underappreciated bass players ever. His runs in this performance are outstanding.

[@juanmendoza2993]

He is my favorite bassist ever. Along with Les Claypool on 2nd place, and Dusty Hill and Felix Pappalardi in 3rd place

[@karenscigliano9787]

Right on...! and SRV knew that about TS,,,of course😇❤️‍🔥

[@theresamillaway6398]

A gifted man...fought his demons...got sober AND IS THE GOAT!!! Died so young ! RIP SRV!

[@gregcarlson6342]

Glad you mentioned the Bass player. I think he is one of the best. He will never be in the unemployment line. 😄

[@beverlyoyarzun3326]

I’m sure someone has mentioned it BUT! This is the show where he shows his absolute stone cold cool: he breaks a string while playing “Little Sister”- you have to watch it✌🏻🤟🏻🤘🏻

[@sharonlahaye5803]

One of the best blues guitarist of all time! RIP Stevie Ray.

[@SueProst]

Life Without You at the Capitol theatre in in Passaic NJ written for his friend Charley Wirz who was a mentor and helped Stevie in how he designed his guitars and who died of a heart attack. Best vocal, great solo and beautiful message.

[@minigirl6839]

Two MUST watch performances by this Texas demi god- "Texas Flood"-Live at El Mocambo . Then, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jeff Healey "Look at Little Sister ". Jeff was blind and Stevie Ray let Jeff shine in that performance. Those two performances will change your life. 👌 💯

[@sjd5750]

I love at the end how he peers out at the audience, as if to say, "How was that..Pretty good?!"

[@jeffreychase1222]

He bends and changes his notes by the dials on his guitar, the bar and pedals create the wa wa. He bends down to pick up new picks on the floor. He was by far the best guitar player ever!

[@jokervienna6433]

One of the few guitarrists that even could/can play this song and get away with, WITH the highest honour. Hat off for SRV. Otherwise you are totally right - he was brilliant in the studio. Live - he was devastating. Not many musicians are better live than in the studio, but SRV was surely one of them.

[@gramps6334]

Tommy Shannon was the bassist for Johnny Winter before Double Trouble. He and Chris Layton were magical keeping the beat and flexing with Stevie when live. SRV=GOAT

[@joycewinn1960]

Stevie Ray Vaughan was incredible! He was one with his guitar and quite a cool dude. I've loved him since wandering into The Rome Inn in Austin, Texas, and being blown away by his talent. It's always interesting to see what he was wearing. He had a style all his own. If you want your mind blown by another stellar live performance, check out Texas Flood from Live at El Mocambo. The most impressive live performance I've ever seen. Every time someone reacts to it, I can't help but watch it again.

[@robertkramer41]

Saw him at Mesker Amphitheater Evansville IN before the accident. Blew us away. He opened doors for us that went, then we saw the Grateful Dead at Deer Creek 6/28/92, they blw all the walls down. I was a metal dude, SRV and his band Double Trouble were an assault on the senses, the band was killer, they toured hard, telepathy was solid, common in the best bands. Blew me away, Jerry Garcia...the Deadheads...that first set 6/28/92 was killer and opened me upto so much. Music, I'll give it all a try The Grateful are my ride or die but SRV opened my eyes, what a tragic loss, blessed to hvseen him live.

[@goodbyedemocracy5678]

Bingo. I discovered SRV when he opened for the Pretenders in '84. I could not believe my eyes or ears. I was lucky enough to see him again headlining in a small hall in '85. And then we lost him.

[@maninthemiddle55]

I saw SRV three times, first in '86. I saw the Pretenders on that '84 tour also but Stevie didn't open for that, still it was one of the best rock shows I've ever seen. The Pretenders did so many encores they ran outta songs to play, had to resort to Johnny B Goode. Where were those SRV shows you saw?

[@goodbyedemocracy5678]

@@maninthemiddle55 I recall it was William and Mary college? I could be wrong, but it was definitely in Virginia...like April '84

[@maninthemiddle55]

@@goodbyedemocracy5678 Damn, The Pretenders and SRV at William & Mary! That must’ve been pretty cool.

[@beetlejuice8431]

Seeing him live as a kid was amazing I remember walking up to the park as he had already begin to play and the sounds that echoed through were amazing rip goat of guitar

[@stuartevins613]

Austin Texas, live music capital of the world! Stevie Brings it!

[@fenderfox5080]

God dam Stevie was so good, just effortless

[@forresthouser5807]

ALSO from this performance - you MUST see "Couldn't Stand the Weather"....He showcases each member of the band, and it is AWESOME (the very definition thereof...)

[@ajaxfernsby4078]

Syed, I think you’d appreciate his live “Look At Little Sister.” I believe it’s from the same show. During the performance, he breaks a string. He continued playing with no trace of a signal to his crew, seemingly confident that they are on it. After a while and barely a glance over his shoulder, someone shows up with another guitar. The switch was so seamlessly smooth it was beautiful. I had to replay it a dozen times. Check it out.

[@LadyIarConnacht]

Smoothest thing I ever did see.

[@reneemaciag3084]

Right on! I've watched that over and over again. Hats off to that roadie as well!

[@dreww1609]

Really excited to see your journey with Stevie! "Texas Flood" Live at the El Mocambo is the most legendary - one of the most of any artist/guitar player - ever. There are dozens more every song different and amazing but that one will knock you off your chair and set the tone for why SRV is revered as he is (amongst many other reasons beyond his guitar playing.) I am subbing up!

[@dreww1609]

Real quick technical follow-up - you mentioned the tone changes - this vid is an excellent one with lots of guitar close-ups; if you watch his picking hand, he is constantly adjusting his tone and volume knobs as well as the pickup switch which changes the tone a lot, as well as using his Wah pedal quite a bit (honor to Jimi) - doing all this seamlessly mid stream is part of being a master.

[@raddison6084]

Texas Flood, live, El Mocambo.

[@storbokki371]

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[@a2zme]

More Stevie please! :) #RIP

[@vomhausmann]

Yes! Yes!

[@SueProst]

Bass is played by Tommy Shannon. You are the first to notice Tommy in this performance . He was Stevie's best friend and he got one at the same time Steve in the fallo 1986.

[@midnitesunblues]

A lot of requests coming in for Texas Flood live at the El Mocambo, 1983. I agree, check it out. another one from the same show is "Lenny" Don't miss that one. Stevie will blow your mind. I really enjoyed your reaction to Voodoo Child. Please keep going with Stevie.

[@heyskipj]

SRV is a GOAT for sure. Don’t sleep on “Tin Pan Alley” live with Johnny Copeland. It’s blues and more his natural style.

[@rayj1011]

I was going to say the same thing, it's a great blues performance.

[@Gort-Marvin0Martian]

I've heard other guitarists who knew him say that his strings were soooo tight it would have bloodied their fingers to play it. G.O.A.T without doubt. Be safe

[@bloodybutunbowed291]

Texas Flood live at the ElMocambo is required watching.

[@danjohnson2986]

This man had so much swag.

[@moonlightmile70s96]

he was really the coolest man on the face of the planet

[@brianjones8751]

As a long time bass player I can tell you he never plays a song the same way twice

[@arnoldcox9128]

Stevie makes me sweat every time I hear his performances, the amazing thing is that he played with heavy gutair strings which he would often break and keep going like it's no big deal...incredible

[@donnalovell4199]

Oh there will never be another Stevie. He live down the street from my grandmother in Dallas. We miss him so much! RIP Stevie❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@shibolinemress8913]

Love your reaction and analysis! Stevie is always hyper aware of where he's going, even while improvising, and he adjusts his distortion equipment (wah-wah pedals, whammy bar, etc, that you were gearing) on the fly whenever necessary. I can listen to this song a million times and it never ever gets old. RIP SRV! ❤

[@Donnagilbert6497]

Great reaction! And yes, he was as humble as he was talented. Along with the other live performances mentioned, I think you’d love “Tin Pan Alley” with Stevie Ray Vaughan and Johnny Copeland making a guest appearance. Deep Blues and one of his coolest looks.

[@harrietmiller3982]

Oh great suggestion Michael💙🎸🎶 one of my personal favorites💙

[@claireburling8547]

Oh yeah, this performance is exceptional. Stevie looks great, sings with grit n passion and the strumming! GOAT. Well, you'll see. Don't wait on this.

[@omniversalll]

Favorite artist to watch reactions of, such an awesome rabbit hole. Little Wing live @ the El Mocambo, or Texas Flood @ the El Mocambo, are an absolute must. Solid reaction man.

[@vangannaway1015]

Tommy Shannon was Johnny Winters bass player.

[@t0dd000]

The bass player and that drummer are just killing it.

[@cooperstonebadge2228]

bassist tommy shannon i believe who also played with johnny winter

[@harrietmiller3982]

Yes he did for several years. You could look up Tobacco Road with Johnny and Edgar and there is a young Tommy playing bass.

[@Chase57Tx]

He could play behind his back better than anyone else. There's one live performance where a string breaks, and he switches to a 2nd guitar without missing a beat.

[@charlesmarkley220]

This a tribute in it's finest form. Jimi Hendrix would be proud and flattered.

[@claireburling8547]

First word. WOW. And that says it all. I love this performance, Stevie is the king of cool. He looks like Black Magic doin Voodoo Chile in that outfit. You ought to check out Voodoo Chile live in Nashville. Looses a string, who cares. He's got 5 more. Something else you said to the effect of the guitar being an extension of his body, heard that so many times, and so true. He couldn't have played a song the same way twice, how could you feel the same way each time? Tommy on bass and Chris on those voodoo drums, phenomenal. One amazing band to be so together backing up a guy like Stevie Ray. RIP, King SRV. ☮️to all. P.S. Treat us to Texas Flood at the El Macombo! Everybody wants you to.

[@416TreasureHunters]

Stevie Ray played his guitar like it owed him money, rip.

[@johnmurphyakins989]

When someone like Eric Clapton says,"“Because when I play, I sometimes stop. Every now and then, I just stop and think ‘what I’m going to do now’. I don’t want to repeat myself, so I get caught up somehow. You freeze, and most players do, I never saw him(Stevie Ray Vaughn) do that; he was a channel in some way.” Your right it just flows out of him. He is the GOAT in my opinion!

[@jf-sn3yy]

I saw SRV 33 years ago today. Probably exactly to the minute as I'm typing this. He was playing with another pretty good guitarist...Jeff Beck.

[@kengunter6903]

The GOAT.Period!!!!!

[@armadillotoe]

All of that music is from Stevie Ray, bass, and drums. If you watch carefully you will see he is constantly adjusting the tone, volume, pickup select, using the whammy bar, bending notes, and using foot pedals in addition to playing great guitar and singing.

[@markroberts8864]

You definitely, definitely have to watch him do Texas Flood, live at El Mocambo. It's a must watch!

[@janelleyurosky4688]

Yes please... Texas Flood live at El Mocambo is an awesome SRV experience! 🥰✌

[@benhinds2971]

It shows on how much respect he had for Jimi to see that he was more focused on the way it sounds, rather than showing how fast he could play or how magical his fret work is. Because that's what was most important to Hendrix. Probably one of the many reasons Jimi hated that "Best" compliment.

[@zwieseler]

The live performance you have to see is Third Stone From The Sun …. At El Mocambo.

[@harrietmiller3982]

🙌👏‼️I always enjoy your thoughtful and knowledgable reactions so much💯 I was excited to see you do Pride and Joy even if it was from a recording. You are so tuned in and perceptive you identified within like 20,seconds how closely meshed his guitar is to being an additional appendage. You really got a lot out of listening to him but how much more fun is he to watch❓🎸🎶‼️ And yes he was the coolest guy on the planet for sure and mostly cuz he wasn't trying to be, he just was. A very humble, sweet, and kind guy too. You should know that no two songs from him are ever played the same. It would depend on his mood and where the river of music would take him whenever he strapped in. For your own personal enjoyment (if not a reaction) you should check out his version of Voodoo Chile from his Toyko concert. It is about 15 minutes long and he weaves and blends new levels and interesting side trips and slides back into the main chords effortlessly. He elevates it to new heights IMO. Stevie was a huge fan of Jimi's since a young age and got a lot of inspiration from him. And you observed the watchful eye of Tommy Shannon the bassist. This group was such a tight Band of Brothers. Tommy and Chris Layton on drums kept an eagle eye on Stevie so they could keep him in the pocket while Stevie soared around them. The more you watch him live you will see he adjusted his foot pedals, his amps, all the knobs and dials on his guitar and tunes his guitar all without missing a beat in most cases. He even seamlessly has guitars switched out after breaking those heavy gauge strings he used all the while playing live. Talk about a pro boss move. You have barely begun your discovery of this incredibly gifted and other worldly artist. I would love for you to react to a tune Stevie wrote called "Aint Gone 'N' Give Up On Love" at the Capitol Theatre 1985. (Not copyright blocked at all) Thanks for this great reaction today✌️💙 and shout to Eddie for suggesting it to you👏✌️

[@rayj1011]

Stevie's brother Jimmie Vaughan, formerly with the Fabulous Thunderbirds, is also an accomplished guitarist. i saw him opening for Eric Clapton a couple of months ago with his own band.

[@Oscarphone]

Hard to believe he did this 34 years ago. I can never get enough of this Voodoo Child. The drums are relentless... Syed, when he "reaches down" during the solo, he's dropped his pick. Also watch that little white switch just below his fingers, that's the change in sound you are hearing.

[@izzitunes]

Caution: Genius at work. Stevie had Total Command of a myriad of guitar subtleties that he would vary on the fly throughout his performance. Alternating pickups, volumes, wah wah pedal and various tones with such ease most observers don't even notice. That, combined with being a master blues and rock musician made him one of the most if not The Most brilliant guitar players of the past century.

[@bella-xp7qd]

He was the nicest man on the planet. When he went to record this , he asked Mr Hendrix for permission. He used Jimi's wawa pedal. When in concert he never played the same song the same way. His base player was in The Edgar and Johnny Winters band. Check out Texas Flood pleased

[@jimwebb9328]

It's great that you called attention to the bass work. That's Tommy Shannon. Chris Layton on drums. The 4th member of the band is Reese Wynans on keyboards but he's not playing on this song. Check out Riviera Paradise or Look At Little Sister from this same show to hear Reese show his stuff.

[@DJDOGG31]

Eric Clapton said it best. SRV was like river, it just flowed out of him. When he first heard him play Clapton said I need to see this.

[@tonydagostino6158]

In 1982 I was spending a lot of time in Austin Tx for my job and spent considerable time in a blues dive bar on 6th Street called "The Bar". One night another Austin blues legend Lou Ann Barton was playing. When she came out for her second set there was a new guitar player with a seriously beat up Strat and a funny hat. Most of the regulars knew who he was but SRV wasn't that widely known outside of Austin and Dallas clubs at that time. Needless to say I was blown away by the solos he did during that set. Just a few months later David Bowie's "Lets Dance" album came out, with Stevie on guitar and that was the start of him really going worldwide. The day he died was such a black day

[@reneemaciag3084]

The first time I heard Stevie Ray I thought I was listening to two guitarists. Blew my mind when I saw a live performance and watched the magic happen.

[@boosingh]

great cover of a great Hendrix song

[@karenscigliano9787]

I can't listen to SRV-any kind of recording- without my whole body vibrating to the chills going up and down my spine-- and that's while my brain and heart are achin' and breakin' cause he's gone 💔 I did love the man...And, no...we're not missing Tommy's bass line- LOL ❤️‍🔥thanks for another GREAT reaction 😘

[@hemlock399]

That guitar is nicknamed "Number One", or Stevie's "First Wife". It's a 1963 Fender Stratocaster which he purchase in 1973. It seems to have been his favourite instrument more or less for the rest of his career, & it suffered *lot* of abuse (& it shows). Check out "Third Stone from the Sun (from Live at the El Mocambo)" for an example of SRV beating the hell out of "Number One". SRV had it fitted with a left-handed tremolo assembly ("whammy bar") so that the arm would be at the top of the strings, partially emulating Hendrix, who played a right-handed guitar left-handed, & therefore upside-down, with the tremolo arm at the top. Besides the nuances of sound SRV created with his hands, there's a volume dial & 2 different tone dials along with a multi-position pickup switch on his guitar, all of which he uses to manipulate the sound of his guitar throughout this performance. (The pickup switch is used to turn on one or a combination of the 3 pickups, where each pickup gives a different sound.) In addition, he's got a wah pedal on the floor in front of him that he uses several times. There's *a lot* going on there.

[@dmwalker24]

My Step-Dad was already in the North Texas music scene when Stevie was still a kid. He knew Stevie's older Brother Jimmie. From all the stories I've heard, and everything I've dug up myself, Stevie was just a genuinely wonderful human being. He was a massive admirer of Jimi Hendrix. If you look close at Stevie's guitar, the whammy bar and bridge are for a left-handed Strat, even though he played right-handed. Just one of many of his nods to Hendrix.

[@mgonzales56]

I like Jimi, but Stevie made this song his own. Stevie is number 1 in my book followed second by Terry Kath...sadly both have passed way before their time. Great reaction.

[@minigirl6839]

Stevie Ray Vaughan has several versions of Voo Doo Child out there. You should do yourself a solid and watch them all. Stevie Ray freestyles every performance. No two are the same. He literally plays both lead and rhythm guitar parts at the same time. He couldn't read music and played by ear. I made a previous suggestion of his duo with Jeff Healey on Look at Little Sister, but honestly, if you watch Stevie's solo performance of that same song, you actually get to watch Stevie Ray play without strings for a brief period, then switches out guitars without missing a lick. Stevie Ray actually requested permission to cover a few of Jimi's songs. He visited Jimi's father in person to ask his permission. Stevie Ray also is using Jimi's actual wa wa pedal when he was performing Jimi's songs. Some say the pedal was gifted to him by Jimi's father and some say his brother Jimmy Lee Vaughan acquired it, when he was playing with Jimi, and gifted it to Stevie Ray.

[@moefeaux1442]

Dude, you haven't even cracked the surface yet. After you do Texas Flood check out "Life Without You" live from the Capitol theater and "Mary Had A Little Lamb", yeah the nursery rhyme, from this same Austin concert.

[@unknownrider3071]

An enjoyable reaction - thanks. He controls the sound with the three volume controls on the guitar and with the foot pedals you can see at the beginning and end of the video.

[@karthain5742]

In my opinion, this is the best live performance of this song he did that’s on video.

[@benhinds2971]

He is the only one I've seen that doesn't overplay that song. When people do that it becomes boring. It's still a song. Not a platform to show how fast you can play.

[@maninthemiddle55]

That, Syed, is a proper response. You're spot on about Tommy looking over to SRV for cues.

[@C_mao]

He reaches down to adjust the settings on one of his effects pedals, maybe it was the 'tube screamer'(the old green type, really just a treble booster) but yes he's also manipulating a wah wah pedal to get that 'quacky' sound on the intro, and at the end. Sometimes during the song you'll see him switch the pick-up selector, it's a 5-way switch, on a Stratocastor, due to three pick-up (bridge/middle/neck, 'single coils') He didn't use a lot of effects. Most of the 'effects' are just his own ability to utilize so many playing techniques. He was such a great player and he loved to play, a lot. You can see that he wore right through the clear coating, stain, and even into the wood of his guitar, cuz he played it 'so' much. I think that guitar was on it's second neck. The letters he put on there were the reflective letters people used to put on their mailbox, you could get them at Academy Surplus. And of course he had other guitars too. He referred to this guitar as 'Number 1', his 'number two' he called 'Lenny' after his ex-wife Lenora. I'm glad you got to see this one. You deserved it. "Texas Flood" live at El Macombo, and 'Mary Had A Little Lamb" live in Tokyo are recommended, really just anything by SRV live or otherwise. He has a double-Live album called 'Live-Alive' i'd recommend you get it. Also off his In Step album, Tightrope, Crossfire, and Travis Walk, are classics. I believe he was the greatest blues guitar player of all time. He took what Hendrix did and improved upon it. (I'm not sure how some people aren't able to see this) Even Hendrix would have agreed. But his main influence were the old blues guys. Basically, old black guys that sang and played the blues, and his brother. He also collaborated with some artists and made a song called Tick Tock (it's almost like he was too good for this current world) He played on David Bowie's 'Let's Dance album. Instead of 'guitar god' i think he was more like a 'guitar angel'. Btw; The pick-up near the bridge gives you that edgier sound, but the pick-up by the neck will give you a smoother, "sweet-child-o-mine intro sound". Google 'Sweet Child O Mine, and you'll see what i mean, it's a good example of a neck pick-up sound. Peace

[@luissalinas6938]

He dropped his pick. He can break a string and sub out a new guitar without breaking stride while playing live on stage, SRV was truly amazing R.I.P.

[@alyosha1974]

Jimi Hendrix's Machine Gun would be a great follow up to this.

[@jimcagney6696]

He also does a cool Hendrix cover called Little Wing. Check out Life without you at the Capital Theatre

[@charlesmarkley220]

He opens with the basic riff and closes with it. In between, total mastery.

[@hunterhitch2858]

I don’t remember what live video it is. But there’s one where he actually plays the guitar behind his back

[@alyosha1974]

I think it is life without you, live.

[@harrietmiller3982]

Hi Hunter✌️🎶 there are lots of examples of him playing behind the back. Texas Flood from El Macombo, Life Without You from the Capitol Theatre to name just a few.

[@cathymcmahen271]

Yes. Coolest person on the planet. Rest in peace SRV. Try "Little Wing," live from El Mocambo. Then there is so much more.

[@usmcmech96]

SRV didn't die in a helicopter crash, God needed someone to give him guitar lessons.

[@sailinbob11]

He's got peddles ,but he's picking up a guitar pick when he bends down. He can change the tone with a flick of the switch, or turn of a knob on the guitar, but to do it so quickly, and precisely is his genius. Truly a tragic loss. RIP Stevie !

[@kevinmarshall854]

One of the greatest guitarist that has ever lived.

[@starburstppl]

RIP SRV Gone, but never forgotten! 💯👍🏼🎸

[@jasonremy1627]

This is a cover of a Jimi Hendrix song. SRV is the only guitarist who can play Jimi as good as Jimi and still make it his own. Besides "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)", which is this song, Stevie also does a great version of Jimi's "Little Wing" which is so tender and beautiful.

[@gforce4063]

Really

[@momzer]

Stevie's older brother Jimmie said that he never heard Stevie play a song the same way once. Stevie always played with passion and straight from his heart and soul. He played what he felt in the moment. So Tommy Shannon (bass), Chris "Whipper" Layton (drums) and Reese Wynans (keys) had to be ready for anything and they always were. When he's bending down, he's changing the settings on his effects pedals. That's how he gets some of the different sounds you're noticing. Like in your video at about 1:34, that's a wah wah pedal. At 1:26, that's another pedal. I'm not an expert. I'm sure there are others who could explain better.

[@artbagley1406]

Tommy Shannon, on bass, is another Texas blues artist from way back. He came up with another Texan famous in blues circles, Johnny Winter; great "genes." Chris Layton, on drums, ain't no slouch either; very strong stix man. Together, Chris and Tommy comprise DOUBLE TROUBLE. All together, this is one of the top 5 3-man-bands in music history. Love your comments; lots of insightful observations!

[@mookie7688]

Tommy Shannon is one of the great blues bassists of his generation. He and drummer Chris Layton played with SRV throughout his career. I doubt they ever played a song the same way twice.